There's an army of apps to get almost anything you want on demand — here are the best and worst

The sharing economy is the idea that you can rent almost any
service or product imaginable, exactly when you need it. From
food delivery (like Postmates) to a ride (Uber) to a person to
help you build bookshelves (TaskRabbit), it's all there.

The idea is built on convenience and mobility, so it’s only
natural that apps would play a large part in a company’s success
or failure.

But some surprisingly prominent companies have mobile
experiences that make you want to scream at every
designer.

In its first broad analysis of apps and the sharing economy,
ARC from
Applause looked at 48 apps and ranked them based on
quality. This metric included the entire experience of the app —
both the quality of the service itself and of the app’s
interface. And to qualify, these apps had to have over 150 app
store reviews.

The ranking was based on an 100-point scale, with 67 being
around the average for all apps (both in and out of the sharing
economy). The sharing economy apps didn't score well, lagging
behind all others by an average of 8 points.

Though many of the highly-rated apps didn’t have many user
reviews, Rent the Runway, a designer dress and accessories rental
place, and traffic-navigation app Waze, both landed at the top of
the chart. Hovering near the bottom were Couchsurfing, Etsy,
TaskRabbit, and Kickstarter, though none of these have
experiences that are primarily driven by mobile.

Freelancing marketplace Elance was dead last, scoring a
dismal 17.

With the continued rise of companies like Uber, the sharing
economy is poised to become even more central in our overall
economic system. In arecent reportby PriceWaterhouseCoopers,
43% of consumers say that owning today actually feels like a
burden, and 83% think the sharing economy makes life more
convenient and efficient.